List of Administrators and Deputy Administrators of NASA

Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA Seal
Constituent part of the Administrator's standard
Robert Lightfoot
Incumbent
Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr. (Acting)
since January 20, 2017
Reports to President
Seat Washington, D.C.
Nominator President
Appointer The President with Senate advice and consent
Term length At the pleasure of the President
Inaugural holder Thomas Keith Glennan
Salary $185,100 annually
(Executive Schedule II)
Website Robert M. Lightfoot Jr, NASA

The Administrator and Deputy Administrator of NASA are the highest-ranked officials of NASA, the space agency of the United States Federal Government. The Administrator serves as the senior space science advisor to the President of the United States. According to NASA, the role of the Administrator is to "lead the NASA team and manage its resources to advance the Vision for Space Exploration."[1] The Deputy Administrator of NASA "serves as the agency’s second in command and is responsible to the administrator for providing overall leadership, planning, and policy direction for the agency. They represent NASA to the Executive Office of the President, Congress, heads of federal and other appropriate government agencies, international organizations, and external organizations and communities. They also oversee the day to day work of NASA’s functional offices, such as the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of General Counsel and Strategic Communications", according to NASA (referring to Shana Dale).[2]

The first Administrator of NASA was Dr. T. Keith Glennan; during his term he brought together the disparate projects in space development research in the US.[3] Daniel Goldin held the post for the longest term (nearly 10 years), and is best known for pioneering the "faster, better, cheaper" approach to space programs.[4] The only person to hold the post twice is James C. Fletcher, who returned to NASA following the Challenger disaster.[5]

The longest-running (acting) Deputy Administrator was John R. Dailey, who held the post following his retirement from the United States Marine Corps.[6] The longest-running full Deputy Administrator was Hugh Latimer Dryden, who was the first Deputy Administrator.[7] William R. Graham has held the post of Deputy Administrator twice, and was the acting Administrator in between,[8] as did Frederick D. Gregory.[9] Dr. Daniel Mulville served as the acting Deputy Administrator twice, and was acting Administrator in between.[10]

The current Acting Administrator of NASA is Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr..[11] Until January 20, 2017, the Administrator of NASA was Charles Bolden. His nomination was announced on May 24, 2009 by President Barack Obama,[12] and he was formally appointed upon successful confirmation by the United States Senate on July 15, 2009.[13][14][15] He started his position on July 17, 2009.[16] Also until January 20, 2017, Dava Newman was the Deputy Administrator. Her nomination was announced on October 17, 2014.[17]

Administrators

Photograph Name Term start Term end Term length Ref(s)
Dr. T. Keith Glennan August 19, 1958 January 20, 1961 885 days [18]
Dr. Hugh L. Dryden (acting) January 21, 1961 February 14, 1961 24 days [18]
James E. Webb February 14, 1961 October 7, 1968 2792 days [18]
Dr. Thomas O. Paine (acting) October 8, 1968 March 21, 1969 164 days [18]
Dr. Thomas O. Paine March 21, 1969 September 15, 1970 543 days [18]
Dr. George M. Low (acting) September 16, 1970 April 26, 1971 222 days [18]
Dr. James C. Fletcher April 27, 1971 May 1, 1977 2196 days [18]
Dr. Alan M. Lovelace (acting) May 2, 1977 June 20, 1977 49 days [18]
Dr. Robert A. Frosch June 21, 1977 January 20, 1981 1309 days [18]
Dr. Alan M. Lovelace (acting) January 21, 1981 July 10, 1981 170 days [18]
James M. Beggs July 10, 1981 December 4, 1985 1608 days [18]
Dr. William R. Graham (acting) December 4, 1985 May 11, 1986 158 days [18]
Dr. James C. Fletcher May 12, 1986 April 8, 1989 1062 days [18]
Dale D. Myers (acting) April 8, 1989 May 13, 1989 35 days [18]
VAdm (Ret.) Richard H. Truly (acting) May 14, 1989 June 30, 1989 47 days [18]
VAdm (Ret.) Richard H. Truly July 1, 1989 March 31, 1992 1004 days [18]
Daniel S. Goldin April 1, 1992 November 17, 2001 3517 days [18]
Dr. Daniel R. Mulville (acting) November 19, 2001 December 21, 2001 32 days [18]
Sean O'Keefe December 21, 2001 February 11, 2005 1148 days [18]
Col (Ret.) Frederick D. Gregory (acting) February 11, 2005 April 14, 2005 62 days [18]
Dr. Michael D. Griffin April 14, 2005 January 20, 2009 1377 days [1][18]
Christopher Scolese (acting) January 21, 2009 July 16, 2009 176 days [18]
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Charles F. Bolden, Jr. July 17, 2009 January 20, 2017 27442744 days [14][18][19]
Robert M. Lightfoot, Jr. (acting) January 20, 2017 Present[11] 212212+ days [18]

Deputy Administrators

Photograph Name Term start Term end Term length Ref(s)
Dr. Hugh L. Dryden August 19, 1958 December 2, 1965 2662 days [18]
Dr. Robert C. Seamans, Jr. December 21, 1965 January 5, 1968 745 days [18]
Dr. Thomas O. Paine March 25, 1968 March 20, 1969 360 days [18]
Dr. George M. Low December 3, 1969 June 5, 1976 2376 days [18]
Dr. Alan M. Lovelace July 2, 1976 July 10, 1981 1834 days [18]
Dr. Hans Mark July 10, 1981 September 1, 1984 1149 days [18]
Dr. William R. Graham November 25, 1985 December 4, 1985 9 days [18]
Dr. William R. Graham May 11, 1986 October 1, 1986 143 days [18]
Dale D. Myers October 6, 1986 May 13, 1989 950 days [18]
James R. Thompson, Jr. July 6, 1989 November 8, 1991 885 days [18]
Aaron Cohen (acting) February 19, 1992 November 1, 1992 256 days [18]
John R. Dailey (acting) November 3, 1992 December 31, 1999 3173 days [18]
Dr. Daniel Mulville (acting) January 1, 2000 November 19, 2001 688 days [18]
Dr. Daniel Mulville (acting) December 21, 2001 August 11, 2002 233 days [18]
Frederick D. Gregory August 12, 2002 February 20, 2005 923 days [18]
Frederick D. Gregory April 14, 2005 November 4, 2005 204 days [18]
Shana Dale November 4, 2005 January 17, 2009 1171 days [18]
Lori Garver July 17, 2009 September 6, 2013 15121512 days [18]
Dava Newman May 15, 2015 January 20, 2017 616616 days [18][11]
Lesa Roe

(Acting)

 January 20, 2017 Present 212212+ days [20]

Line of Succession

The line of succession for the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is as follows:[21]

  1. Deputy Administrator of NASA
  2. Associate Administrator of NASA
    1. Deputy Associate Administrator of NASA (if applicable)
  3. Chief of Staff to the NASA Administrator
  4. Director of Johnson Space Center (Houston, Texas)
  5. Director of Kennedy Space Center (Merritt Island, Florida)
  6. Director of Marshall Space Flight Center (Redstone Arsenal, Alabama)

In the event of there being no Deputy Administrator of NASA, and the Associate Administrator serving as Acting Administrator, then the Deputy Associate Administrator assumes the role of Acting Deputy Administrator.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Biography of Michael D. Griffin, NASA Administrator". NASA. Archived from the original on July 7, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Biography of Shana Dale, NASA Deputy Administrator". NASA. Archived from the original on May 30, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
  3. ↑ "T. Keith Glennan biography". NASA. August 4, 2006. Archived from the original on July 8, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Daniel S. Goldin biography". NASA. March 12, 2004. Archived from the original on June 15, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
  5. ↑ "James C. Fletcher biography". NASA. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
  6. ↑ "General John Dailey biography". NASA. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Hugh L. Dryden biography". NASA. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
  8. ↑ "William R. Graham biography". NASA. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
  9. ↑ "Frederick D. Gregory". NASA. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
  10. ↑ "Daniel Mulville biography". NASA. Archived from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2008.
  11. 1 2 3 "Lightfoot to be Acting NASA Administrator, CFO Radzanowski to Stay On - UPDATE".
  12. ↑ "Retired General Picked to Lead NASA". New York Times. May 23, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  13. ↑ "NASA – NASA Organization". NASA. Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  14. 1 2 "Presidential Appointee Positions Requiring Senate Confirmation and Committees Handling Nominations" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. March 18, 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 24, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
  15. ↑ "Bolden and Garver Confirmed by U.S. Senate". NASA. July 15, 2009. Archived from the original on October 28, 2009.
  16. ↑ "Charles F. Bolden, Jr., NASA Administrator (July 17, 2009 – present)". NASA. Archived from the original on July 27, 2009. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
  17. ↑ Chandler, David L. (October 17, 2014). "Dava Newman nominated for NASA post" (Press release). MIT News. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 "List of Administrators and Deputy Administrators of NASA". NASA. Archived from the original on May 21, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
  19. ↑ Wilson, Jim (January 23, 2015). "Former Administrator Charles F. Bolden". NASA.
  20. ↑ Dunbar, Brian (January 8, 2015). "NASA Organization Structure". NASA. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Designation of Officers of the National Aeronautics And Space Administration To Act as Administrator". Federal Register. January 22, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2016.

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